The brains behind Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again spent eight years working on the plot before the songwriters Bjorn Ulvaneus and Benny Andersson gave their blessing for the project. But bosses should have done their research before writing in Cher as she was dead in the original movie.

Donna says in the first film: “Somebody up there has got it in for me. I bet it’s my mother.”

Katy revealed she had battled depression after her last album Witness struggled. She said: “I have had bouts of situational depression and my heart was broken last year because I put so much validity in the reaction of the public, and it didn’t react the way I expected it to.”

Katy also admitted she almost quit music for good, because she wanted to let go of anything that stopped her from being her “ultimate self”.

Love Island's Darylle moves Quick-enden

LOVE Island’s Darylle Sargeant hasn’t wasted any time getting back in the saddle after being dumped from the show.

I can reveal she is dating reality hunk Jake Quickenden after hunting him out at his Dreamboys stage show in London a few days ago.

Jake called off his engagement to Danielle Fogarty, daughter of motorbike ace Carl Fogarty, in April, seven months after proposing.

Danielle will be getting her Love Island application ready.

Darylle claims to have guard up around Adam on Love Island but still kisses him

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Kylie Jenner has been musing on why men struggle to date Kardashian women. She said: “They come in and can’t handle it. It’s everyone around us that aren’t used to it. And we’re just like, ‘Oh, that’ll go away in a day’.”

It's a bummer, Mel

Mel B posted this saucy snap after spending the day in court fighting her divorce with Stephen Belafonte in LA

The Spice Girl, seen leaving court on Monday filed for a restraining order requiring him to stay 100 yards away until their next hearing on August 6. He has asked for visiting rights as step-dad to her daughter Angel, who she had with Eddie Murphy.

The pair are yet to come to an agreement. It will be a while yet until she’s really free.

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A WOMAN has been charged in LA with hacking Selena Gomez's emails. Susan Atrach allegedly accessed the singer’s accounts in 2015 and 2016, then posted her findings online. If convicted, she faces nine years’ jail.

Adam Lambert, the new frontman of Queen, has credited Simon Cowell with giving him the thick skin to face down his critics

He said: “Simon really supported me, he was amazing. I mean, he even gave me the tough love that I needed as well. Simon is known as Mr Nasty, he is the guy that is going to tell you the truth.

“He wants to see if you can hang as an artist, as this industry is brutal, and the public is even worse.”

Hasn’t done him any harm.

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Britney Spears wants US TV show The Mickey Mouse Club to make a comeback. The singer, who started out there alongside Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake. She said: “ I would definitely show up.”

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He may have just landed a car show with Mission Ignition on C4, but Howard Donald has ruled out replacing Matt LeBlanc on Top Gear. In an exclusive interview the Take That star said: “I am not that kind of presenter. I’ve done mine and I’m happy with myself, but Top Gear’s another level. It’s full on all the time. That’s not me.”

British twins Ward Thomas wowed with material from upcoming album Restless Minds at a showcase at London’s Omeara on Monday. The country-pop pair reached No1 in the album charts with Cartwheels in 2016 – and they’ll be set to do the same if new hits such as No Filter and lead single Lie Like Me are an indicator.

Action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger has branded Donald Trump “a little wet noodle” following his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday. The actor had a pop at the US President on Twitter, saying he acted “like a little fan boy”. He added: “I was asking myself, ‘When are you going to ask him for a selfie and an autograph?’"

LOVE Island commentator IAIN STIRLING might have some competition – Stormzy has been providing fans with his own narration. The grime artist told Georgia Steel to “bore off” on his Instagram for her antics on the ITV2 show but was quick to support “the only real g in here” Dani Dyer, adding of her dad: “Danny Dyer should be proud.”